MARTINEZ — Contra Costa County prosecutors have filed 15 felony charges against a Bay Area couple, related to a string of robberies and purse snatchings in June and July that occurred across a roughly 75-mile stretch of California.

Stephen Johnson, 36, and Dakauna Buckley, 31, were charged with committing robberies in Stockton, Discovery Bay, Richmond and San Pablo. At one point they allegedly stole a purse from a woman who required a walker, and also robbed an ice cream vendor, using a replica firearm, according to police.

The district attorney’s office also filed a conspiracy charge against them, and in court records describe 41 “overt acts” it says make up the alleged conspiracy.

Authorities say it started with two purse snatchings in late June, when Buckley allegedly stole a purse from an elderly woman in a parking lot in Stockton. Johnson is accused of stealing a purse from a woman loading groceries into her car outside of a store in Discovery Bay three days later.

Five weeks after that, in late July, the two reportedly planned and carried out the robbery of an ice cream vendor, with Buckley brandishing a fake handgun, according to the charging documents. Afterward, they allegedly drove to a Smart and Final in San Pablo and shoved a woman down while stealing her purse, then used the fake gun to rob another person, prosecutors say.

In total, five victims are listed in the charging documents.

Prosecutors also filed child abuse charges because children were present during some of the offenses, and elder abuse counts because some of the alleged victims were senior citizens. The charges were filed Aug. 2.

Nate Gartrell covers crime, politics, and corruption in Contra Costa County. He joined the Bay Area News Group in 2014. Outside of journalism, he doesn't do much. He aspires to visit all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums. Reach him at 925-779-7174.

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